For the first time, social media has surpassed newspapers as a source of news that Americans prefer
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Not everyone gets news from Facebook and Twitter. The truth is that more American adults now get news from social media rather than printing newspapers. A new report released today by the Pew Research Center shows that social media has surpassed newspapers for the first time and has become a popular source of news for American adults. However, social media still lags far behind other traditional sources of news, such as television and radio.
The Pew Research Center said that last year, the proportion of people who got news from social media and those who got news from printed newspapers was roughly equal. However, in the latest survey from July 30 to August 12, 2018, the situation changed.
The report found that one in five American adults (20%) now gets news from social media, and only 16% of those who get news from newspapers. (Pew asked the respondents if they “getten” to get news from various platforms.)
At the time of this change, the circulation of legitimate newspapers is declining, and the popularity of newspapers as a news media is gradually declining, especially in the younger generation. In fact, the report pointed out that the printing industry is still very popular among people aged 65 and over, and 39% of them get news from newspapers. In contrast, less than 18% of other age groups do this.
Although the decline of the printing industry has brought some advantages to social media, it is far from other forms.
In contrast, television remains the most popular source of news, although it has been declining over the past few years. Behind the TV are news sites, radio, social media and newspapers.
But the Pew Research Center clarified that "television news" does not necessarily mean cable news.
In fact, local news is the most popular, with 37% of people watching local news. At the same time, 30% of people regularly watch cable TV news, and 25% often watch national night news programs.
However, if you combine news sites with social media, you will find that the growth trend of online news consumption is obvious. Overall, 43% of American adults get news from the web, compared with 49% who get news from TV.
The age gap between television and the Internet as a source of news is also growing.
The vast majority (81%) of the elderly aged 65 and over get news from TV, and 65% of the elderly between the ages of 50 and 64 get news from TV. At the same time, only 16% of the youngest consumers between the ages of 18 and 29 get news from TV. This group is also pushing the trend of cable TV reductions -- or more specifically, many of them are "people who never use cable TV" because they have not subscribed to pay TV from the beginning. So it is not surprising that they don't watch TV news.
In addition, only 2% of people in this group get news from newspapers.
These young people prefer digital consumption, 27% get news from news sites, and 36% get news from social media. In other words, they are four times more likely to get news from social media than people aged 65 and older.
At the same time, online news sites are the most popular among people aged 30 to 49, and 42% say they often get news from this channel.
Pew pointed out that although American young people prefer digital, their news consumption is more easily spread through the media.
Elisa Shearer, a researcher at the Pew Research Center, wrote: "The uniqueness of the younger generation of Americans is that they don't rely on a platform like most older people rely on television." She said: "At 18 to 29, 30 In the 49-year-old population, no more than half of the people who regularly get news from any fixed news platform."